The blueprints are drawn, the floor plan laid out and a color scheme is set.

Now, all Kidzeum needs to become an interactive destination for kids and their parents to learn about science is the remaining $1.75 million of the original $6.5 million goal.

Currently, Kidzeum officials are in the second phase of their capital campaign, “Vital for Our Youth 2.0,” which launched in early November. They are asking for monetary and in-kind donations from a list of businesses, civic groups, private individuals and foundations within a 50-mile radius of Springfield, said Kidzeum board president Rachael Thomson.

This month, the Tracy Family Foundation donated $15,000. Kidzeum also was awarded $50,000 from the Orthopedic Group at Springfield Clinic to go toward a femur rock-climbing exhibit. In November, heating and plumbing company Connor Co. joined the project and is in the process of determining which manufacturers will donate the plumbing for Kidzeum.

An elevator company, the name of which Thomson couldn’t yet release, also is looking to either donate an entire elevator or reduce the cost for Kidzeum to purchase one.

“Vital For Our Youth 2.0” ends in March, and Kidzeum officials hope to have all $6.5 million by then so that construction can begin.

“I think we’ll get close enough,” Thomson said, adding that “close enough” would be within 90 percent — or $5.85 million — of the goal, “and if we don’t make our goal by March, I think we’ll at least have built enough momentum for the project that people will get excited and want to donate.”

Thomson added that if Kidzeum has acquired 90 percent of the funds by the end of “Vital For Our Youth 2.0,” the building would undergo “minor renovations” only including heating and plumbing. In order to build the exhibits, Kidzeum will need 100 percent of the funds.

Currently, builders are working on finalizing the blueprints. Once finished, the designs for the exhibits will be completed.

By February, Thomson said officials will know the sizes of each exhibit, as well as exactly what the exhibits will look like and what materials will be needed to build them.

Kidzeum will take 12-18 months to build. From there, Kidzeum officials will begin developing programs for the different exhibits and offering memberships. Once building renovations are underway, Kidzeum will begin hiring staff.

As renovations progress, pictures of the exhibits will be posted on Kidzeum’s website.

“It’s kind of exciting,” Thomson said. “Now that the interior decorator is involved, the design is in, and you can see Kidzeum coming to life. It’ll become this really interesting, exciting building for kids to learn.”